We learned SO much in Orlando this year at the National Kitchen and Bath Show – I’m still thinking about how to use what product where in our personal and professional projects. As chosen designers on the 2018 Modenus Blog Tour, we were lucky enough to get up close and personal with products you need to know about to create the bathroom of your dreams!

I personally have allergies from hell. I am constantly dealing with sinus infections and more mucus than a human should have to deal with. I’m sure that’s TMI, but if you AREN’T like me, you’ve probably had the flu or the worst cold of your life this winter. How many times did I drag my kids when they were little with Croup into the bathroom and run the shower until the entire bathroom was a steam room? Would you die for a steam shower about now? I WOULD.My skin is dry, my nose is dry – this has been one cold winter.

The next time you are facing a remodel or new construction – this is how simple it is – shower walls to the ceiling and a generator the size of a brief case built into the wall.

I have such breathing issues (and stress issues) that I have turned to diffusing essential oils to help me relax at night. Of course Aromatherapy is just one of the many benefits of a Mr. Steam steam shower.SIGN ME UP.

The notion of WARM towels that small like LAVENDER just gets me giddy.

I urge you to visit the Mr. Steam website. The Virtual Spa guide is super helpful – just enter in your shower dimensions and the wall materials (both of which impact the size of the generator you will need) and then choose all the goodies like shower controls, aromatherapy, chromatherapy (adds the effects of colored lighting to your steam) and music therapy (surround yourself with the music of your choice).

Just a few benefits – ALL of which appeal to my life and I’m sure yours too.

Let’s say you are in the mood for a long hot bath instead of a steam shower. No problem. Let’s look at DXV. If you are a fan of the new modern farmhouse movement, you will love the Oak Hill Collection. From the tub (notice the wood legs) to the potty to the vanity – I love it all!

Not to freak you out, but if you’ve never sat on a potty with a warm seat, you should really try it. TheDXV Spalethas a warm seat, will clean you front and back, deodorize the bowl and more. Don’t roll your eyes until you try it!

We are specifying a lot of freestanding tubs in our projects. I loved this “3-sided” tub from the American Standard Townsend collection created to install against a wall and save space.

If you are short like me, you will appreciate the new Spectra collection from American Standard. Change the functions on your shower with a touch of a button installed anywhere you want in the shower (i.e. easy to reach). I love this!

The nicest part? You can just change out your current shower head to a new Spectra shower headwithout renovating your shower. By the way, the price is also right!

What is Mr.Steam®, steam therapy, and TALA? Those we’re questions I couldn’t answer before I went to Las Vegas forKBIS 2015, the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show with Modenus BlogTour.

TALA products, introduced by Mr.Steam®, are Bath and Body essential oils, clays scrubs and soaps come from Morocco and are crafted locally.

We were treated by the lovely Martha Orellana, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Mr.Steam® to a lovely luncheon at the Aria Cafe with a Tala gift box for each of the blogtour attendees. Following our lunch, we ascended to the Aria Spa and Fitness Center for a relaxing and restful steam shower and spa day.

I never thought much about a steam shower before this experience. Yes, I have been in saunas, had my share of facials and massages but never knew what I was missing out on.

Steam cleanses and nourishes the skin leaving it with a healthy glow. You look better and feel better. The steam experience can be even more invigorating with the addition of AromaTherapy, ChromoTherapy and MusicTherapy.

Each aromatic oil offers a distinct fragrance and characteristic benefits:

Eucalyptus – A deeply refreshing aroma with cleansing effects, eucalyptus may help open air passageways

Lavender – A sweet, lightly floral scent, lavender may help soothe anxiety with its calming and restorative properties

Evergreen – A refreshing blend of spruce, fir and pine reminiscent of a forest on a crisp morning

Energizing Mint – A blend of mint, citrus and herbs that may stimulate and energize

Breathe – A tropical combination that may help clear chest, nose and sinuses.

Like water and heat, light is a fundamental force and may improve our physical and mental state. The Mr. Steam ChromaSteam™ system integrates light with steam, creating environments rich with color, mood and warmth. You can set the mood you wish or cycle from one to the next.

Red – Vitality that sparks raw creativity

Orange – Exploration, both physical and mental

Yellow – Awakening to personal power and awareness

Green – Harmony, helping you to get back in step with life’s rhythms

Indigo – Mystic, to discover the rhythm of energy surrounding you

Blue – Celestial, helping you communicate and share your discoveries

Violet – Nirvana, the culmination of time, place, and being

From infancy on, we respond to music – making us happy, sad, energized or relaxed. Having the opportunity to listen to music in your steam shower has the power to relax, refresh and invigorate us in these ways:

Manage stress

Alleviate pain

Express feelings

Enhanced memory

Improve communication

Promote physical rehabilitation

This all sounds great but how often do I get to go to a spa and have a steam shower? Believe it or not ANY shower can be a steam shower. Home steam showers are the newest must-have bathroom experience that can fit in spaces and budgets for most new homes and bathroom remodels.

They have made it super easy on their website in the Virtual Spa section under Size and Design. There you type in the size and material of your shower in order to select the correct generator model for your spa. Your shower doesn’t need to be more than 3 feet’ x 3 feet x 7 feet.!!

You will then be walked through different products and accessories to choose from and at the end it will generate a shopping list with everything you need!

If you are really into technology, its steam control now has an app.

Mr. Steam’s mobile app lets you control the following:

Customize user preferences

Enable user presets

Monitor current room temperature

Set steam session duration and temperature

Adjust ChromaSteam and AromaSteam

Access your entire music library and internet radio

Have full control of your music with record artwork and song selection

A swipe and a tap on the screen of this moisture control pad is all you need to select settings for your own customizable steam shower experience.